Webster Choir Selected for Prestigious Appearance

Will be one of only five university choirs to perform at annual American Choral Directors
Association convention.

St. LOUIS, JUNE 26, 2013 - The Webster University Chamber Singers will present a main
session concert at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) biennial divisional
conference, March 19-22, 2014 in Little Rock, Ark. Of the 34 universities that submitted
performance applications, only five collegiate choirs were selected to appear at the
2014 conference in Little Rock, through a blind audition process.

This will be the first performance of a Webster University choir at an ACDA conference
and also the first time that any university in the St. Louis region has appeared on
a divisional ACDA conference program.

“People will work their entire careers to try and earn one of these coveted spots,”
said Jeffrey Carter, chair of the Webster University Department of Music, located
in the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts. “A convention appearance of this caliber
puts the school on the map.”

Webster Chamber Singers is led by Trent Patterson, Director of Choral Studies and
Music Education. This flagship choral ensemble at Webster University is comprised
of select students who reflect the artistic strength of the vocal studies program
of the University. Many of the students are music majors, with others representing
a variety of majors at Webster University.

“Dr. Patterson has developed an amazing sound and spirit in these students,” Carter
said. “They will soon learn that this honor is similar to being invited to a regional
NCAA tournament that includes colleges from high-powered states like Texas. This
selection is a true game-changer for these students and for this music program.”

According to the ACDA, it is “a nonprofit music-education organization whosecentral purposeis to promote excellence in choral music through performance,composition, publication, research, and teaching … and strives through arts advocacy
to elevate choral music's position in American society.” The Southwestern Division
is comprised of seven states: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
and Texas.

With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University (www.webster.edu) is the only Tier 1, private, non-profit U.S.-based university providing a network
of international residential campuses and a robust online learning program. Founded
in 1915, Webster University's campus network today includes metropolitan, military
and corporate locations around the world, as well as traditional residential campuses
in Asia, Europe and North America. The University is committed to delivering high-quality
learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual
excellence.